The Lady's Guide to Scandal (Lady's Guide #4) by Emmanuelle de Maupassant. Victorian.
Aug 21, 2023 9:34:51 GMT -7
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Post by mlover on Aug 21, 2023 9:34:51 GMT -7
Prologue in Yucatán 1897 & thereafter England Dec. 1903. Had 1 sex scene and
implied more sexy times. I liked the MCs and gave this 4 of 5 stars.
American Mrs. Burnell left her spouse & brought her dtr. Rosamund ("Rosie") & son
Ethan to England. Rosie & Ethan met Aunts Eustacia & Blanche & their niece Cornelia
on a trip to the sea. The aunts and Rosie corresponded thereafter. Ethan's father
sent an associate to take/ force Ethan back to Texas. (Adult) Cornelia and her late
mother were each involved in a scandal.
Ethan became an archeologist/ explorer and now-widowed Cornelia volunteered to
catalogue artifacts at the British museum. They 'met cute.' A few days later they met
again when Cornelia had an outing with her witty aunts. The aunts invited themselves
to Rosie's house party. Rosie had married a duke and had 2 children and a 3rd on the
way. Ethan and Cornelia discussed but did not finalize a faux attachment, to discourage
explorer groupies.
House party. I enjoyed the aunts. But some of the women were catty and aimed to
claim wealthy, charming Ethan. They looked at him as if they were parched and he
a dish of cool, creamy ice cream. Some exchanged too much innuendo. But Ethan
showed a marked preference for Cornelia.
I liked the push/ pull and the convos the MCs had. But could they compromise?
implied more sexy times. I liked the MCs and gave this 4 of 5 stars.
American Mrs. Burnell left her spouse & brought her dtr. Rosamund ("Rosie") & son
Ethan to England. Rosie & Ethan met Aunts Eustacia & Blanche & their niece Cornelia
on a trip to the sea. The aunts and Rosie corresponded thereafter. Ethan's father
sent an associate to take/ force Ethan back to Texas. (Adult) Cornelia and her late
mother were each involved in a scandal.
Ethan became an archeologist/ explorer and now-widowed Cornelia volunteered to
catalogue artifacts at the British museum. They 'met cute.' A few days later they met
again when Cornelia had an outing with her witty aunts. The aunts invited themselves
to Rosie's house party. Rosie had married a duke and had 2 children and a 3rd on the
way. Ethan and Cornelia discussed but did not finalize a faux attachment, to discourage
explorer groupies.
House party. I enjoyed the aunts. But some of the women were catty and aimed to
claim wealthy, charming Ethan. They looked at him as if they were parched and he
a dish of cool, creamy ice cream. Some exchanged too much innuendo. But Ethan
showed a marked preference for Cornelia.
I liked the push/ pull and the convos the MCs had. But could they compromise?
